2025 American Athletic Conference football season

2025 American Athletic Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2025–December 13, 2025
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
AAC Championship Game
Seasons
← 2024 2026 →

2025 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army		0	–	0					0	–	0
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of March 14, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 American Athletic Conference football season will be the 34thNCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American), the 13th under its current name after the breakup of the former Big East Conference (whose charter legally belongs to The American), and the 11th season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The conference will have 14 football members for the 2025–26 season.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 American Athletic Conference football season

During the 2024 season, Army posted the best record, going undefeated in conference, while Tulane finished with the second-best record. In the Conference Championship Game, Army defeated Tulane by a score of 35–14. Army advanced to play in the Independence Bowl. They were originally slated to play against Sun Belt Conference champions Marshall, but after Marshall withdrew due to an exodus of players to the transfer portal, Army instead played against Louisiana Tech, whom they defeated by a score of 27–6.

Head coaches

• On October 20, 2024, East Carolina announced that they had fired head coach Mike Houston, citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach. ^[1] Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25. 2024. ^[2]
• On October 27, 2024, Rice announced that they had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren. Bloomgren had posted a 24–52 record with the school during his tenure. On November 26, 2024, Rice announced the Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson ^[3]
• On November 17, 2024, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton. Drayton had posted a 9–25 record in 3 years with the school. On December 1, 2024, Temple announced K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston. ^[4]
• On November 18, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced that they had fired head coach Tom Herman. On December 2, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. ^[5]
• On November 18, 2024, Charlotte announced that they had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. On December 7, 2024, Charlotte announced Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio. ^[6]
• On November 24, 2024, Tulsa announced they had fired head coach Kevin Wilson. On December 8, 2024, Tulsa announced Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State. ^[7]

Records

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	AAC record
Army	Jeff Monken	12	120–73 (.622)	82–57 (.590)	8–0 (1.000)
Charlotte	Tim Albin	1	58–27 (.682)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
East Carolina	Blake Harrell	2	5–1 (.833)	5–1 (.833)	4–1 (.800)
Florida Atlantic	Zach Kittley	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Memphis	Ryan Silverfield	6	42–21 (.667)	42–21 (.667)	23–17 (.575)
Navy	Brian Newberry	3	15–10 (.600)	15–10 (.600)	10–6 (.625)
North Texas	Eric Morris	3	35–32 (.522)	11–14 (.440)	6–10 (.375)
Rice	Scott Abell	1	86–52 (.623)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
South Florida	Alex Golesh	3	14–12 (.538)	14–12 (.538)	8–8 (.500)
Temple	K. C. Keeler	1	271–112–1 (.707)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Tulane	Jon Sumrall	2	32–9 (.780)	9–5 (.643)	7–1 (.875)
Tulsa	Tre Lamb	1	27–25 (.519)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
UAB	Trent Dilfer	3	7–17 (.292)	7–17 (.292)	6–11 (.353)
UTSA	Jeff Traylor	6	46–20 (.697)	46–20 (.697)	11–5 (.688)

Note:

• Records shown after the 2024 season
• Years at school includes 2025 season

Source: ^[8]

Rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Army	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Charlotte	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
East Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Florida Atlantic	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Memphis	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Navy	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
North Texas	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rice	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Florida	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Temple	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tulane	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tulsa	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
UAB	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
UTSA	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

The 2025 season was released on February 28. ^[9]

Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member lost
American teams in bold

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 28		Alabama State	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
August 28		East Carolina	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
August 28		Boise State	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
August 29		Tarleton State	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
August 29		Appalachian State	Charlotte	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)
August 30		Florida Atlantic	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
August 30		Chattanooga	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
August 30		VMI	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
August 30		Lamar	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
August 30		Rice	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
August 30		Temple	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
August 30		Northwestern	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
August 30		Abilene Christian	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
August 30		UTSA	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 6		UAB	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
September 6		Army	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
September 6		North Carolina	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
September 6		Campbell	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 6		Florida A&M	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
September 6		Memphis	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 6		North Texas	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
September 6		Houston	Rice	Rice Stadiun • Houston, TX (rivalry)
September 6		South Florida	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
September 6		Howard	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
September 6		Tulane	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
September 6		Tulsa	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
September 6		Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 13		Akron	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
September 13		Monmouth	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
September 13		East Carolina	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 13		Florida Atlantic	FIU	Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)
September 13		Memphis	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
September 13		Navy	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
September 13		Washington State	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
September 13		Prairie View A&M	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
September 13		South Florida	Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 13		Oklahoma	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
September 13		Incarnate Word	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
September 13		Duke	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 18		Rice	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
September 20		BYU	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 20		UAB	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
September 20		Army	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
September 20		Arkansas	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
September 20		South Carolina State	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
September 20		Temple	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 20		UTSA	Colorado State	Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
September 20		Tulane	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
September 20		Tulsa	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 25		Army	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 27		Memphis	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
September 27		Rice	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
September 27		South Alabama	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
September 27		Tulane	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 3		Charlotte	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
October 4		Army	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
October 4		Florida Atlantic	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
October 4		Tulsa	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
October 4		Air Force	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
October 4		UTSA	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 9		East Carolina	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
October 10		South Florida	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
October 11		UAB	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
October 11		Charlotte	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
October 11		Navy	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
October 11		Rice	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 16		Tulsa	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
October 18		Memphis	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
October 18		Army	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
October 18		Temple	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
October 18		Florida Atlantic	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
October 18		UTSA	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 24		North Texas	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadum • Charlotte, NC
October 25		Florida Atlantic	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
October 25		South Florida	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
October 25		UConn	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
October 25		Temple	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 30		Tulane	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
October 31		Memphis	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
November 1		UAB	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
November 1		Army	Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
November 1		East Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
November 1		Navy	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 6		UTSA	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
November 7		Tulane	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
November 8		UAB	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
November 8		Temple	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
November 8		Charlotte	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
November 8		Tulsa	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
November 8		Navy	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 15		North Texas	UAB	PProtective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
November 15		UTSA	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
November 15		Memphis	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
November 15		Florida Atlantic	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
November 15		South Florida	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
November 15		Oregon State	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 22		South Florida	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
November 22		Tulsa	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
November 22		Charlotte	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
November 22		East Carolina	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
November 22		UConn	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
November 22		North Texas	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
November 22		Tulane	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 27		Navy	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
November 28 or 29		Army	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
November 28 or 29		Temple	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
November 29		UAB	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
November 29		Charlotte	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
November 29		East Carolina	Florida Atlantic	Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
November 29		Rice	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Conference Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 5 or 6				TBD • TBD
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 16

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 13		Army	Navy	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (126th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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